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Nine people injured in a multiple vehicle crash in Palmerston North.
A crash involving five cars in central Palmerston North has left seven people injured.
Emergency services responded to the crash at 1.24pm Monday at the intersection of Rangitīkei and Cuba streets.
A police spokesperson said a “significant” number of vehicles were involved and multiple people had received minor injuries.
Police and Hato Hone St John attended. The road wasn’t blocked.
There were multiple people in various stages of shock, and it appeared the cars had rear ended each other, the spokesperson said.
St John were notified at 1.19pm and sent one ambulance to the scene.
Paramedics treated three people with moderate injuries and four with minor injuries at the scene. No one was taken to hospital.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said two crews from Palmerston North were sent to the scene.
Firefighters found no-one trapped and left the crash in the hands of police and ambulance.
